''Sesuvium'' is a genus of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...
s in the ice plant family,
Aizoaceae
The Aizoaceae, or fig-marigold family, is a large family of dicotyledonous flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is d ...
. The roughly eight species it contains are commonly known as sea-purslanes.
Selected species
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Sesuvium crithmoides
''Sesuvium'' is a genus of flowering plants in the ice plant family, Aizoaceae. The roughly eight species it contains are commonly known as sea-purslanes.
Selected species
* '' Sesuvium crithmoides'' Welw. – Tropical sea-purslane
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Welw. – Tropical sea-purslane
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– Galápagos carpet weed
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Sesuvium maritimum
''Sesuvium maritimum'' is an annual herbaceous plant native to southeastern North America in the family Aizoaceae. This species is commonly known as the annual or slender sea purslane or Puerto Rico Sea-purslane. It can be found on sandy beaches, ...
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) B.S.P. – Slender sea-purslane
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Sesuvium microphyllum''
Willd.
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Sesuvium portulacastrum
''Sesuvium portulacastrum'' is a sprawling perennial herb that grows in coastal areas throughout much of the world. It is commonly known as shoreline purslane or (ambiguously) " sea purslane," in English, ''dampalit'' in Tagalog and 海马齿sl ...
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(L.) L. – Shoreline sea-purslane
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Sesuvium sessile
''Sesuvium portulacastrum'' is a sprawling perennial herb that grows in coastal areas throughout much of the world. It is commonly known as shoreline purslane or (ambiguously) " sea purslane," in English, ''dampalit'' in Tagalog and 海马齿sl ...
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Pers. – Western sea-purslane
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Sesuvium trianthemoides''
Correll – Texas sea-purslane
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Sesuvium verrucosum''
Raf. – Verrucose sea-purslane
References
External links
Aizoaceae genera
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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